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Hi- I know you receive enough email from me, but I thought this might be useful to those of you who attend the NWA meeting. Linda Miller External Programs Coordinator Telephone: (303) 497-8646 UCAR/Unidata Program Center Fax: (303) 497-8690 P.O. Box 3000 E-mail: lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Boulder, CO 80307-3000 http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- FYI - I will be participating in a METAR/TAF workshop at the annual National Weather Association meeting in Houston in December. The workshop will be given twice - the tentative dates are for one presentation on Tues. 12/5 from 3-5 PM and repeated (same presentation) on Wed. 12/6 from 3-5 PM. There will be 5 papers in the workshop, as follows (not necessarily in this order): Overview of METAR/TAF Implementation and details of the new METAR code (including comparison to SAO), given by Howard Diamond, NWS Office of Systems Operations. Overview of TAF Implementation and details of the new TAF code (including comparison to FT), given by Chris Alex, NWS Office of Meteorology. Overview of the ASOS METAR Present Weather Algorithm, given by Joe Fiore of Hughes STX Corporation and Doug Gifford, NWS Surface Observation Modernization Office. Overview of the ASOS METAR Sky and Visibility Algorithms, given by Doug Giffors, NWS Surface Observation Modernization Office and Joe Fiore, Hughes STX Corporation. The Effect of METAR and TAF on Pilots and the FAA, given by Terry Lankford, Flight Service Specialist, Oakland, CA FSS. You might pass this info along to folks who will be going to the NWA conference. calex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Christine L. Alex National Weather Service Office of Meteorology Aviation Services Branch (W/OM13) 1325 East-West Hwy #14378 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: (301)-713-1726 ext. 142 Fax: (301)-713-1598
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